Mother-Baby Study - Relative Reinforcing Value (RRV)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0+
SponsorUniversity of Michigan

About this trial

The study will test a model of biobehavioral mechanisms involved in the development of a system of emotion, attachment, and nutritive intake in the mother-infant dyad and the association of this system with maternal feeding behavior, child eating behavior, dietary intake, and adiposity.

To participate in this study the infant must also be enrolled in long-term observational study, NCT06039878.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Relative Reinforcing Value of Food

    Behavioral

    Researcher gives child opportunity to press a button to earn three types of rewards: a high-reward food, a low-reward food, and a non-food reward.

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Relative Reinforcing ValueExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Relative Reinforcing Value (RRV) of food

The RRV is measured using the number of button presses for each reward type relative to other reward types

Time frame
Up to approximately 36 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Michigan

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Collaborator